lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
-2:25 PM
what are your passions? what gets u up in the morning? what drives u throughout the day? now im going to share with u some of my passions. see, the thing about passions is that if u don't share, that it is not ur passion isn't it?
one of my passions is chewing gum. i luv chewing gum. another thing is ice cream. i luv ice cream. luv it. i think that's my favourite food in all the world. another thing is worship. i luv 2 worship. im so passionate about worshipping. i'm passionate of Jesus, passionate of my frens, passionate of tis world. tis world is my passion cause if they only know Jesus. oh, tis are my passions.
but d point is tat there are things tat we need 2 communicate 2 our world. there are passions in our heart that we keep locked up. but we can get passionate about things tat mean nothing. i can get passionate about ice-cream and what does that do? i jus gain more weight. we can get passionate about stuff that gains nothing; that leads 2 nowhere.
Proverbs 14:21
"There is a way that seems right to a man but in d end it leads 2 death."
What r u passionate about? is it stuff that leads to death? is it stuff that leads 2 nowhere?
mayb it's lyk "if only i can b noticed". mayb it's even in d church. "if only my leader would notice me", and what we are doing is we are getting passionate about something with d wrong motice; something we are not called 2 do. if we get passionate about fame and popularity, it only leads 2 insecurity. tat's not d way of God.
so then when we see someone tat gets elevated, we start pulling them now. now im guilty of tat. passionate about stuff tat lead 2 death.
mayb some of us jus wan 2 be rich. if only i hav enough money. if only i hav enough d latest gadget. whatever is it that only is stuff tat consumes u and d bible says it leads 2 death.
now im going 2 share with u a veggie tales.it's a story about Greedy Gretta. Greedy Gretta had a passion for yoddlers. so she went on tis quest 2 try n find a yoddler tat she could capture and bring back to her home and at any time she could get him 2 yoddle. and so he went n capture tis yoddler, put him in a glass cage and said tat if he didn't yoddle she would drop tis goo on him. but what happen was after getting one yoddler, her passion increased so one yoddler was enough. she had 2 get another yoddler. so she got another yoddler. and then another yoddler. and soon she captured all the yoddlers well in steps Larry Boy. Larry boy decides tat he will free all yoddlers. and so he dress as a yoddler, put up a concert and there was Greedy gretta. she captured him, brought him 2 her lair and he eventually freed all d yoddlers. see we can so laugh at stuff lyk tat. but we are exactly d same. once we have tis passions tat lead 2 death, one thing is not enough. we hav 2 get more and more and more. and so we get in tis perpetual wheel of more and more and we are not satisfied with the things we have. u see tis passions, they lead to death. they are only good for temporary. they have not eternal fulfillment.
now about Paul's passions.
Hebrew 12:2
"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for d joy set before him endured d cross, scorning at shame and set down at the right hand of the throne of God"
u are his passion.what was it that caused him to stand in the garden and be captured by soldiers? what was it that caused him to walk d road to tat acourthouse where they falsely accused him? what was it tat caused him 2 stand they and take d whippings and abuse? u noe 40 whips can kill a man. he took 39 whips. what was it tat caused him 2 let the soldiers shoved a crown of thorns in his head? what was it that caused him 2 carry the cross on d Via Dolorosa up a hill? what was it tat caused him 2 let d soldiers nail his hands and legs to d cross? what was it that caused him to hang on d cross and die? YOU! YOU! you are his passion! u were d joy set before him! he looked through d corridors of time and said and doing if for u, u are my passion! if we only understood d love of God! every bit of pain and suffering, and to take the weight of the world on his shoulders, he was looking at u, looking at u, u are the passion, it's u. u are his passion. some ask does God really love me? duh. u r his passion, it's u. it's time we settle down in tis security tat does someone with his arms around us, day in day out, no matter the trials, no matter the situation, no matter d circumstance, does someone tat paid a price for u. he lobes u. u are his passion.
now another thing is found in Exodus 34:14
"u must worship no other gods, but only no true one, cause his a God that is passionate about his relationship with u."
jesus said im so passionate about my relationship with my children. i wan 2 ignyte a fire in someone's heart tat d fire of God will begin 2 burn in us, why so we can connect with him. what is worship? it's connecting with him? what is d presence of God? it's all about connecting with him. what is mercy? a road 2 relationship. what is grace? a road to relationship. what is forgiveness? a road 2 relationship. so in d garden, there was a seperating of relationship. so God set about a plan 2 send his Son. relationship. oh, he loves u. he loves u cant u feel it. from now on, connect him, love him, talk to him, enpower him. oh, he loves u. he loves u.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
-8:55 AM
Hi again!! I'm not sure whether anyone reads my posts. to b honest, d purpose of me asking u 2 come is 2 read my posts and not tag. well, u can tag if u wan, but reading the post is more important. From now, i shall go into dept about my lasts post about accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
What does love mean to u? Is it a crush, puppy love or true love? When i think of love, i think of Christ. in fact, love is Christ. Christ is d ultimate example of love. i think no song illustrates tis better than the song "Give it Away"
Written by: Michael W Smith
Lyrics:
She asked him for forever
And a promise that would last
He said, Babe, you know I love you
But I can't commit to that
She said Love isn't love'
Til you give it away
A father lived in silence
Saw his son become a man
There was a distance felt between them
'Cause he could not understand
That love isn't love
'Til you give it away
You gotta give it away
Chorus:
As we live
Moving side by side
May we learn to give
Learn to sacrifice
We can entertain compassion
For a world in need of care
But the road of good intentions
Doesn't lead to anywhere
'Cause love isn't love
'Til you give it away
You gotta give it away
Chorus
Bridge:
Love is like a river
Flowing down from the giver of life
We drink from the water
And our thirst is no longer denied
You gotta give it away
Chorus
There was a man who walked on waterHe came to set the people freeHe was the ultimate example of what love can truly be'Cause his love was his lifeAnd he gave it awayYou gotta give it away
Chorus
I wan u to take a look at the words in blue. Who is that man? It was none other than Jesus Christ. Perfect example for love. Love is the willingness to sacrifice. Jesus loved all of u so much, he was willing 2 give ur life for u, even before u called his name. on tat day, he took d weight of the world on his shoulders. he truly suffered a lot. think of it.
